Democrats shun crypto in platform 🤔

As the Democratic National Convention kicks off in Chicago, the party's newly released platform makes zero mention of crypto—unlike Republicans' platform.

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Andrew Hayward
August 19, 2024

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Democratic supporters hoping for a big shift in how the party views crypto were dealt a blow with the release of the official party platform, ahead of this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Long story short: It doesn’t mention Bitcoin or cryptocurrency at all.

It arrives in stark contrast to the Republican party platform from July, which explicitly mentioned crypto talking points like protecting self-custody and boosting America’s Bitcoin miners. After weeks of reports suggesting that the Kamala Harris campaign is engaging positively with the crypto industry, the crypto-less platform may be dulling such optimism.

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